N1MM+ may not open source in the strict sense, but it IS collaborative
by a pretty large base of contributors who do it merely as a side job.
In terms of how it has been developed it is as close to being open
source as you can get without being updated by random contributors, and
it most certainly can't be called "wretched" in either function or quality.
And as I plainly stated, I'm not suggesting in any way that Elecraft
should make their source code openly available. I think they would be
crazy to do so for several reasons.
Dave AB7E
On 11/27/2020 6:04 AM, Paul Evans W4/VP9KF wrote:
"but even so how about N1MM+, "
Not that 'we' are any longer talking about Elecraft firmware...
N1MM Logger+, Logger32, etc., etc. are NOT Open Source! They are
merely FREE. Get me a source code listing for these products. You can't.
If Elecraft hadn't secured the firmware in their PIC controlled rigs
and weren't keeping the software tight in the K4 they would be unable
to sell on the open market world wide and attempt to conform to
emission standards, etc.
I don't have a single piece of non-open source software on my computer
EXCEPT for the 'wretched' amateur radio ones.... they work well but
they aren't open source.
Producers of commercial products under the licence used by Linux are
required by that licence to 'open' their software (including drivers,
etc.) by sending a source code listing to the consumer, btw. Many are
riding rough-shod through the licence that provides them the very
operating system driving the product.
73, Paul.
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